INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
At least eight people are feared trapped after a portion of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel near Domalapenta collapsed in
The tunnel work started just four days ago.The SP said two rescue teams of the company which has undertaken the irrigation project have gone
into the tunnel to assess the situation
The location is about 14 km inside the tunnel
occurred due to the slippage of the concrete segment covering the seepage at the 14th kilometre inlet (near Domalapenta) of the tunnel going
immediately reach the spot and provide relief measures.Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy, advisor Adityanath Das and other irrigation
department officials have left for the accident site in a special helicopter.KTR demands probeBharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president
and MLA K T Rama Rao blamed the state government for the tunnel cave-in and sought an inquiry into the incident
In a statement, Rao accused the government of compromising on quality standards and supervision due to collusion with contractors and the
pursuit of commissions.BRS legislator Kalvakuntla Kavitha demanded that the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) respond to the SLBC tunnel
